| Year | Month | Date | Events | 
| 1996 | Aug. | 17 | Launch | 
| 28 | RIS Checkout Start | ||
| Sep. | 1 | AVNIR Mu Checkout Start | |
| 3 | AVNIR Pa Checkout Start | ||
| 4 | OCTS VNIR Checkout Start | ||
| 10 | NSCAT Checkout Start | ||
| TOMS Checkout Start | |||
| 16 | POLDER Checkout Start | ||
| 17(L+1M) | ILAS Checkout Start | ||
| TOMS Early Routine Operation start | |||
| 20 | IMG Checkout Start | ||
| 21 | TOMS Near Real-Time Data Distribution | ||
| Oct. | 1 | OCTS IR Checkout Start | |
| 14 | Start of OCTS Observation | ||
| 17(L+2M) | OCTS Near Real-Time Data Distribution | ||
| Nov. | 1 | TOMS Calibration Complete | |
| 2(L+2.5M) | ILAS Routine Operation Start | ||
| RIS Routine Operation Start | |||
| 17(L+3M) | OCTS Tentative Distribution | ||
| OCTS Routine Operation Start | |||
| AVNIR Tentative Distribution | |||
| AVNIR Routine Operation Start | |||
| NSCAT Preliminary Calibration Complete | |||
| POLDER Routine Operation Start | |||
| IMG Tentative Distribution | |||
| IMG Routine Operation Start | |||
| ILAS Tentative Distribution | |||
| RIS Tentative Distribution | |||
| Dec. | 17(L+4M) | NSCAT Tentative Distribution | |
| 1997 | Jan. | 17(L+5M) | NSCAT Primary Calibration Complete | 
| Mar. | 17(L+7M) | NSCAT Near Real-Time Data L-2' Distribution | |
| Apr. | 17(L+8M) | AVNIR Data Distribution | |
| POLDER Level-1 Calibrated Data Distribution | |||
| IMG Data Distribution | |||
| May | 1(L+8/9M) | POLDER Interim (Non-Validated) Products for PIs | |
| 17(L+9M) | TOMS Data Distribution | ||
| Jun. | 17(L+10M) | OCTS Preliminary Data Distribution | |
| Aug. | 17(L+12M) | RIS Verified Data Distribution | |
| Oct. | 17(L+14M) | POLDER Level-2,3 Data Distribution | |
| Dec. | 17(L+16M) | NSCAT Routine Operation Start | |
| 1998 | Jan. | 17(L+17M) | NSCAT Data Distribution | 
| May | 17(L+21M) | ILAS Verified Data Distribution | 
(L:Launch Date, M:Month)
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